North Carolina Azalea Festival organizers tout the popular event in Wilmington as having something for just about everyone—from popular musical acts to …

Agricultural knowledge can come in handy where it’s least expected. When Wake County Farm Bureau Member 1st Lt. John Burt joined the …

It’s lurking in the attic, tucked away in the barn, stowed in a box in the basement …

Harnett County Farm Bureau member Kim Tart has been coming to the State Farmers Market since 1982. From early March through December, Tart and her family make the trek from Dunn to Raleigh twice a week—but it’s not to buy anything; it’s to sell …

For 100 years, 4-H has been reaching out to North Carolina’s children through the teaching of beneficial skills to help them succeed in life. 2009 marks a year of celebration of the past, present and future of North Carolina 4-H.

Raleigh resident Deena Murphy is a self-proclaimed “adrenaline junkie.” She’s bungee jumped over Victoria Falls, scuba dived with sharks in the Red Sea and snowboarded in Australia.
Now, she finds her fix through a burgeoning sport that can be done on North Carolina soil: adventure racing.

When Kathy Laughlin, Allison Black and Malinda Butson, aka the Carolina Belles, stride into the room at the Single Action Shooting Society’s annual Las Vegas convention, heads turn. “Oohs” and “aahs” are voiced. Camera flashes flicker. And sometimes, jaws drop.

When Kathy Laughlin, Allison Black and Malinda Butson, aka the Carolina Belles, stride into the room at the Single Action Shooting Society’s annual Las Vegas convention, heads turn. “Oohs” and “aahs” are voiced. Camera flashes flicker. And sometimes, jaws drop.

To see Lynn Michael stand in her pasture and call for her sheep, you’d think she was calling for her dogs. But within moments, a flock of small, woolly sheep comes barreling over the hillside.
Small in stature, but big in personality—that’s the best way to describe Shetland sheep. The pint-sized wool-bearers are one of the [...]

The holiday season might not be the same without a fresh tin of spiced Moravian cookies to follow a big family feast.
A North Carolina company—Winkler Bakery—has become synonymous with the common German treat.
The bakery was originally built for the town’s baker, Thomas Butner, in 1800. The Winkler family purchased the bakery in 1808, and they [...]